3 entries under this word

Ventose

Ven-tōse', a.

adjective

a. Windy; flatulent. Richardson.

Ven-tōse', n.

noun

n. [Fr. ventouse.] A cupping-glass. [Obs.] “Hollow concavities . . . like to ventoses or cupping-glasses.” Holland.

Ven-tōse', n.

noun

Ven-tōse', n. [Fr., from Lat. ventosus, windy, from ventus, wind.] The sixth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It commenced February 19 or 20, and ended March 20. See VENDÉMIAIRE.